BILL NUMBER: AB 31	CHAPTERED  10/10/99

	CHAPTER   650
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   OCTOBER 10, 1999
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   OCTOBER 6, 1999
	PASSED THE SENATE   SEPTEMBER 9, 1999
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   SEPTEMBER 9, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   SEPTEMBER 7, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   SEPTEMBER 2, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   AUGUST 16, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MAY 28, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 12, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MARCH 22, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Reyes
   (Coauthors:  Assembly Members Cardoza, Florez, and Lempert)
   (Coauthors:  Senators Chesbro and Monteith)

                        DECEMBER 7, 1998

   An act to amend Sections 69612, 69612.5, 69613, 69613.1, 69615.4,
and 69615.6 of, and to repeal Section 69613.55 of, the Education
Code, relating to teacher training.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 31, Reyes.  Teacher training:  rural area schools:  Assumption
Program of Loans for Education.
   Existing law establishes an assumption program of loans for
education under which an applicant enrolled in a participating
institution of postsecondary education, or an applicant who agrees to
participate in a teacher trainee or teacher internship program, and
who further agrees to obtain a teaching credential in subject areas
that are designated as current or projected shortage areas or to
provide classroom instruction in schools that serve large populations
of pupils from low-income families, is eligible to receive a
conditional warrant for loan assumption, to be redeemed pursuant to a
prescribed procedure upon becoming employed as a teacher.  Existing
law requires 60% of the warrants distributed each year to be awarded
to applicants who agree to obtain a teaching credential in subject
areas that are designated as current or projected shortage areas, and
40% to be awarded to applicants who agree to obtain teaching
credentials in any shortage area and to provide classroom instruction
in schools that serve large populations of pupils from low-income
families.
   This bill would require, within these percentages, a proportional
number of warrants to be issued to applicants who agree to provide
classroom instruction in a school district serving a rural area.
   Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to
annually distribute a minimum of 2,000 awards to applicants who agree
to obtain a teaching credential in mathematics or science.
   This bill would repeal that provision.
   This bill would incorporate additional changes in Sections 69612,
69612.5, 69613, 69613.1, 69615.4, and 69615.6 of the Education Code
proposed by SB 131, to be operative if SB 131 and this bill are both
enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2000, and this
bill is enacted last.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 69612 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   69612.  (a) (1) The Legislature hereby recognizes that there is a
growing shortage of high quality classroom teachers, and that there
is a need for qualified teachers from throughout California.  The
teacher shortage is most serious in particular subject areas, partly
due to the shortage of students in these fields who enter the
teaching profession.  The Legislature also recognizes that many
school districts have difficulty recruiting and retaining high
quality teachers for pupils with special needs and for schools
serving rural areas or large populations of students from low-income
and linguistic minority families.
   (2) The Legislature finds that the rising costs of higher
education, coupled with a shift in available financial aid from
scholarships and grants to loans, make loan repayment options an
important consideration in a student's decision to pursue a
postsecondary education.  The availability of financial aid and loan
repayment assistance are important considerations for many students,
especially economically disadvantaged students, in making their
educational decisions.
   (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Assumption
Program of Loans for Education be designed to encourage persons to
enter into the teaching profession in designated subject matter
shortage areas and in schools serving rural areas, large populations
of students from low-income families, or both.  It is further the
intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to do all of the
following:
   (1) Provide outstanding postsecondary students, particularly
economically disadvantaged students, with the assurance of financial
assistance to encourage them to complete postsecondary education
programs leading to teaching credentials, and to seek employment as
teachers.
   (2) Provide persons who agree to become teacher trainees or
teacher interns in a subject matter shortage area with the assurance
of financial assistance to encourage them to complete the additional
coursework necessary to obtain a teaching credential.
   (3) Identify subject matter areas in which there are shortages of
teachers and provide incentives for persons to obtain teaching
credentials and seek teaching positions in those areas.
   (4) Identify schools serving rural areas, large populations of
students from low-income families, or both, and provide incentives
for persons to obtain teaching credentials and seek teaching
positions in those schools.
  SEC. 1.5.  Section 69612 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   69612.  (a) (1) The Legislature hereby recognizes that there is a
growing shortage of high quality classroom teachers, and that there
is a need for qualified teachers throughout California.  The teacher
shortage is most serious in particular subject areas, partly due to
the shortage of students in these fields who enter the teaching
profession.  The Legislature also recognizes that many school
districts have difficulty recruiting and retaining high-quality
teachers for pupils with special needs, for schools serving rural
areas or large populations of students from low-income and linguistic
minority families, and schools with a high percentage of teachers
holding emergency permits.
   (2) The Legislature finds that the rising costs of higher
education, coupled with a shift in available financial aid from
scholarships and grants to loans, make loan repayment options an
important consideration in a student's decision to pursue a
postsecondary education.  The availability of financial aid and loan
repayment assistance are important considerations for many students,
especially economically disadvantaged students, in making their
educational decisions.
   (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Assumption
Program of Loans for Education be designed to encourage persons to
enter into the teaching profession in designated subject matter
shortage areas and in schools serving large populations of students
from low-income families, schools serving rural areas, schools with a
high percentage of teachers holding emergency permits, or schools
with any or all of these characteristics.  It is further the intent
of the Legislature in enacting this article to do all of the
following:
   (1) Provide outstanding postsecondary students, particularly
economically disadvantaged students, with the assurance of financial
assistance to encourage them to complete postsecondary education
programs leading to teaching credentials, and to seek employment as
teachers.
   (2) Provide persons who agree to become teacher trainees or
teacher interns in a subject matter shortage area with the assurance
of financial assistance to encourage them to complete the additional
coursework necessary to obtain a teaching credential.
   (3) Identify subject matter areas or schools in which there are
shortages of fully credentialed teachers and provide incentives for
persons to obtain teaching credentials and seek teaching positions in
those areas.
   (4) Identify schools serving rural areas, schools serving large
populations of students from low-income families, or both, and
schools with a high percentage of teachers holding emergency permits,
and provide incentives for persons to obtain teaching credentials
and seek teaching positions in those schools.
  SEC. 2.  Section 69612.5 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   69612.5.  It is the intent of the Legislature that, commencing
with the 1985-86 school year, all persons eligible to receive
conditional warrants for loan assumptions pursuant to this article
shall be persons who need to complete training or coursework in order
to be fully credentialed to teach in a designated subject matter
shortage area, or in schools serving a large population of students
from low-income families and within these categories, commencing with
the 2000-01 school year, those persons who agree to teach in schools
serving rural areas.
  SEC. 2.5.  Section 69612.5 of the Education Code is amended to
read:
   69612.5.  It is the intent of the Legislature that, commencing
with the 1985-86 school year, all persons eligible to receive
conditional warrants for loan assumptions pursuant to this article
shall be persons who need to complete training or coursework in order
to be fully credentialed to teach in a designated subject matter
shortage area, or in schools serving a large population of students
from low-income families and within these categories, commencing with
the 2000-01 school year, those persons who agree to teach in schools
serving rural areas, or commencing with the 2000-01 school year, in
schools with a high percentage of teachers holding emergency permits.

  SEC. 3.  Section 69613 of the Education Code is amended to read:
   69613.  (a) Any person enrolled in an institution of postsecondary
education participating in the loan assumption program set forth in
this article, or any person who agrees to participate in a teacher
trainee or teacher internship program, may be eligible to receive a
conditional warrant for loan assumption, to be redeemed pursuant to
Section 69613.2 upon becoming employed as a teacher.  In order to be
eligible to receive a loan assumption warrant, an applicant shall
satisfy all of the conditions specified in either subdivision (b) or
(c).
   (b) (1) The applicant has completed at least 60 semester units, or
the equivalent, and is enrolled in an academic program leading to a
baccalaureate degree at a participating institution, or has been
admitted to a program of professional preparation that has been
approved by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
   (2) The applicant is currently enrolled in, or has been admitted
to a program in which he or she will be enrolled in, at least 10
semester units, or the equivalent.  The applicant shall agree to
maintain not less than 10 semester units per semester, or the
equivalent, and to maintain satisfactory academic progress.
   (3) The applicant has been judged by his or her postsecondary
institution to have outstanding ability on the basis of criteria that
may include, but need not be limited to, any of the following:
   (A) Grade point average.
   (B) Test scores.
   (C) Faculty evaluations.
   (D) Interviews.
   (E) Other recommendations.
   (4) In order to meet the costs associated with obtaining a
baccalaureate degree, or a California teaching credential, the
applicant has received, or is approved to receive, a loan under one
or more of the following designated loan programs:
   (A) The Federal Family Education Loan Program (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1071
et seq.).
   (B) Any loan program approved by the Student Aid Commission.
   (5) The applicant has agreed to teach in a public school in this
state for at least four consecutive academic years after obtaining a
teaching credential.
   (c) (1) The applicant holds a baccalaureate degree and agrees to
participate in a teacher trainee program or teacher internship
program, or is a person who will continue to be employed full time in
a field other than teaching while completing the necessary
coursework for a teaching credential, or is a noncredentialed
teaching paraprofessional, as described in Section 44323, who will
continue to serve as a teaching paraprofessional while completing the
necessary coursework for a California teaching credential.
   (2) (A) The applicant is enrolled in, or has been admitted to, a
participating institution and agrees to maintain satisfactory
academic progress in an academic program leading to a baccalaureate
degree or in a program of professional preparation that has been
approved by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, and the
applicant satisfies the conditions specified in paragraphs (3), (4),
and (5) of subdivision (b).
   (B) No applicant who has completed fewer than 60 units, or the
equivalent, shall be eligible under this subdivision to participate
in the loan assumption program set forth in this article.
   (d) Sixty percent of the warrants distributed each year pursuant
to subdivisions (b) and (c) at each participating institution shall
be awarded by that institution to applicants who agree to obtain a
teaching credential in subject areas that are designated as current
or projected shortage areas by the Superintendent of Public
Instruction.  The warrant shall remain valid even if the subject area
ceases to be a designated shortage field by the time the applicant
becomes a teacher.
   (e) The remaining 40 percent of the warrants distributed each year
pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c) at each participating
institution shall be awarded to applicants who agree to obtain
teaching credentials in any subject area and to provide classroom
instruction in schools that serve large populations of students from
low-income families, as designated by the superintendent for purposes
of the Perkins Loan Program or otherwise.  The warrant shall remain
valid even if the school ceases to be so designated during the
applicant's second, third, or fourth year of teaching.
   (f) Within the percentages set forth in subdivisions (d) and (e),
commencing with the 2000-01 school year, and every year thereafter, a
proportional number of warrants shall be issued to applicants who
agree to provide classroom instruction in a school serving a rural
area.
   (g) A person participating in the program pursuant to this section
shall not receive more than one warrant.
   (h) The Student Aid Commission shall adopt rules and regulations
regarding the reallocation of warrants where a participating
institution is unable to utilize its allocated warrants or is unable
to distribute them proportionately to subdivisions (d) and (e) within
a reasonable period of time.
  SEC. 3.5.  Section 69613 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   69613.  (a) Any person enrolled in an institution of postsecondary
education participating in the loan assumption program set forth in
this article, or any person who agrees to participate in a teacher
trainee or teacher internship program, may be eligible to receive a
conditional warrant for loan assumption, to be redeemed pursuant to
Section 69613.2 upon becoming employed as a teacher.  In order to be
eligible to receive a loan assumption warrant, an applicant shall
satisfy all of the conditions specified in either subdivision (b) or
(c).
   (b) (1) The applicant has completed at least 60 semester units, or
the equivalent, and is enrolled in an academic program leading to a
baccalaureate degree at a participating institution, or has been
admitted to a program of professional preparation that has been
approved by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
   (2) The applicant is currently enrolled in, or has been admitted
to a program in which he or she will be enrolled in, at least 10
semester units, or the equivalent.  The applicant shall agree to
maintain not less than 10 semester units per semester, or the
equivalent, and to maintain satisfactory academic progress.
   (3) The applicant has been judged by his or her postsecondary
institution to have outstanding ability on the basis of criteria that
may include, but need not be limited to, any of the following:
   (A) Grade point average.
   (B) Test scores.
   (C) Faculty evaluations.
   (D) Interviews.
   (E) Other recommendations.
   (4) In order to meet the costs associated with obtaining a
baccalaureate degree, or a California teaching credential, the
applicant has received, or is approved to receive, a loan under one
or more of the following designated loan programs:
   (A) The Federal Family Education Loan Program (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1071
et seq.).
   (B) Any loan program approved by the Student Aid Commission.
   (5) The applicant has agreed to teach in a public school in this
state for at least four consecutive academic years after obtaining a
teaching credential.
   (c) (1) The applicant holds a baccalaureate degree and agrees to
participate in a teacher trainee program or teacher internship
program, or is a person who will continue to be employed full time in
a field other than teaching while completing the necessary
coursework for a teaching credential, or is a noncredentialed
teaching paraprofessional, as described in Section 44323, who will
continue to serve as a teaching paraprofessional while completing the
necessary coursework for a California teaching credential.
   (2) (A) The applicant is enrolled in, or has been admitted to, a
participating institution and agrees to maintain satisfactory
academic progress in an academic program leading to a baccalaureate
degree or in a program of professional preparation that has been
approved by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, and the
applicant satisfies the conditions specified in paragraphs (3), (4),
and (5) of subdivision (b).
   (B) No  applicant who has completed fewer than 60 units, or the
equivalent, shall be eligible under this subdivision to participate
in the loan assumption program set forth in this article.
   (d) Sixty percent of the warrants distributed each year pursuant
to subdivisions (b) and (c) at each participating institution shall
be awarded by that institution to applicants who agree to obtain a
teaching credential in subject areas that are designated as current
or projected shortage areas by the Superintendent of Public
Instruction.  The warrant shall remain valid even if the subject area
ceases to be a designated shortage field by the time the applicant
becomes a teacher.
   (e) The remaining 40 percent of the warrants distributed each year
pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c) at each participating
institution shall be awarded to applicants who agree to obtain
teaching credentials in any subject area and to provide classroom
instruction in schools that serve large populations of students from
low-income families, as designated by the superintendent for purposes
of the Perkins Loan Program or otherwise.  The warrant shall remain
valid even if the school ceases to be so designated during the
applicant's second, third, or fourth year of teaching.
   (f) (1) Within the percentages set forth in subdivisions (d) and
(e), commencing with the 2000-01 school year, and every year
thereafter, a proportional number of warrants shall be issued to
applicants who agree to provide classroom instruction in a school
serving a rural area.
   (2) Notwithstanding the percentages set forth in subdivisions (d)
and (e), commencing with the 2000-01 school year, and every year
thereafter, the number of warrants issued to applicants who agree to
teach in schools with a high percentage of teachers holding emergency
permits shall be determined and funded by the Legislature in the
annual Budget Act.
   (g) A person participating in the program pursuant to this section
shall not receive more than one warrant.
   (h) The Student Aid Commission shall adopt rules and regulations
regarding the reallocation of warrants where a participating
institution is unable to utilize its allocated warrants or is unable
to distribute them proportionately to subdivisions (d) and (e) within
a reasonable period of time.
  SEC. 4.  Section 69613.1 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   69613.1.  The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall furnish
the Student Aid Commission with all of the following:
   (a) Commencing January 1, 1990, and every January 1 thereafter, a
list of teaching fields that have the most critical shortage of
teachers.  The superintendent shall review this list annually and
revise the list as he or she deems necessary.
   (b) A list of schools that serve a large population of students
from low-income families, as designated for purposes of the Perkins
Loan Program, or according to other standards the superintendent
deems appropriate.
   (c) Commencing January 31, 2000, and every January 1, thereafter,
a list of schools serving rural areas.  The list shall be established
according to the standards deemed appropriate by the Superintendent
of Public Instruction.
  SEC. 4.5.  Section 69613.1 of the Education Code is amended to
read:
   69613.1.  The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall furnish
the Student Aid Commission with all of the following:
   (a) Commencing January 1, 1990, and every January 1 thereafter, a
list of teaching fields that have the most critical shortage of
teachers.  The superintendent shall review this list annually and
revise the list as he or she deems necessary.
   (b) A list of schools that serve a large population of students
from low-income families, as designated for purposes of the Perkins
Loan Program, or according to other standards the superintendent
deems appropriate.
   (c) (1) Commencing January 31, 2000, and every January 1,
thereafter, a list of schools with a high percentage of teachers
holding emergency permits.  The list shall be established according
to criteria determined by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
   (2) Commencing January 31, 2000, and every January 1, thereafter,
a list of schools serving rural areas.  The list shall be established
according to standards deemed appropriate by the Superintendent of
Public Instruction.
  SEC. 5.  Section 69613.55, as added by Chapter 545 of the Statutes
of 1998, is repealed.
  SEC. 6.  Section 69615.4 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   69615.4.  The commission shall report annually to the Legislature
regarding all of the following, on the basis of sex, age, and
ethnicity:
   (a) The total number of warrants awarded.
   (b) The number of warrants allocated each to juniors, seniors,
students enrolled in teacher training programs, and persons who agree
to enroll in teacher trainee programs or teacher internship
programs.
   (c) The proportion of warrants awarded to applicants who pursue a
credential in a subject matter shortage area.
   (d) The proportion of warrants awarded to applicants who agree to
teach in schools with a high ratio of students from low-income
families.
   (e) The number of warrants awarded to applicants who agree to
teach in schools serving rural areas.
   (f) The number of warrants that are redeemed by the initial
recipients.
  SEC. 6.5.  Section 69615.4 of the Education Code is amended to
read:
   69615.4.  The commission shall report annually to the Legislature
regarding all of the following, on the basis of sex, age, and
ethnicity:
   (a) The total number of warrants awarded.
   (b) The number of warrants allocated each to juniors, seniors,
students enrolled in teacher training programs, and persons who agree
to enroll in teacher trainee programs or teacher internship
programs.
   (c) The proportion of warrants awarded to applicants who pursue a
credential in a subject matter shortage area.
   (d) The proportion of warrants awarded to applicants who agree to
teach in schools with a high ratio of students from low-income
families.
   (e) (1) The number of warrants awarded to applicants who agree to
teach in schools serving rural areas.
   (2) The number of warrants awarded to applicants who agree to
teach in schools with a high percentage of teachers holding emergency
permits.
   (f) The number of warrants that are redeemed by the initial
recipients.
  SEC. 7.  Section 69615.6 of the Education Code, as amended by
Chapter 72 of the Statutes of 1999, is amended to read:
   69615.6.  (a) Beginning no later than the 1986-87 school year, and
each school year thereafter up to and including the 1997-98 school
year, the commission shall issue warrants for the assumption of up to
500 student loans for program participants eligible under this
article.
   (b) For the 1998-99 school year, the commission shall issue
warrants for the assumption of up to 4,500 student loans for program
participants eligible under this article.
   (c) For the 1999-2000 school year the commission shall issue
warrants for the assumption of up to 5,500 student loans for program
participants eligible under this article.
   (d) Commencing with the 2000-01 school year, and each school year
thereafter, the following shall apply:
   (1) The commission shall issue warrants for the assumption of up
to 5,500 student loans for program participants eligible under this
article.
   (2) Notwithstanding the limitation of 5,500 warrants set forth in
subdivision (c), the commission shall issue warrants in a quantity
determined by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act for the
assumption of student loans for applicants who agree to teach in
schools in rural areas.  Priority for the issuance of the warrants
shall be given to applicants who are recipients of federally
subsidized loans or other need-based loans, as determined by the
commission.
   (3) Up to 100 of the 5,500 warrants issued pursuant to this
subdivision shall be issued for the assumption of student loans for
applicants who agree to teach in school districts serving rural
areas.
   (e) The commission may recommend an annual limit under subdivision
(d) that is higher than 5,500 and submit that recommendation to the
Legislative Analyst for review and comment.  It is the intent of the
Legislature that the amount appropriated for purposes of this section
in the Budget Act reflect consideration of the information provided
by the commission and the Legislative Analyst under this subdivision.

   (f) The issuance of warrants shall be subject to funding to be
provided in the Budget Act for each fiscal year.
  SEC. 7.5.  Section 69615.6 of the Education Code, as amended by
Chapter 72 of the Statutes of 1999, is amended to read:
   69615.6.  (a) Beginning no later than the 1986-87 school year, and
each school year thereafter up to and including the 1997-98 school
year, the commission shall issue warrants for the assumption of up to
500 student loans for program participants eligible under this
article.
   (b) For the 1998-99 school year, the commission shall issue
warrants for the assumption of up to 4,500 student loans for program
participants eligible under this article.
   (c) For the 1999-2000 school year the commission shall issue
warrants for the assumption of up to 5,500 student loans for program
participants eligible under this article.
   (d) Commencing with the 2000-01 school year, and each school year
thereafter, the following shall apply:
   (1) The commission shall issue warrants for the assumption of up
to 5,500 student loans for program participants eligible under this
article.
   (2) (A) Notwithstanding the limitation of 5,500 warrants set forth
in subdivision (c), the commission shall issue warrants in a
quantity determined by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act for
the assumption of student loans for applicants who agree to teach in
schools in rural areas.  Priority for the issuance of the warrants
shall be given to applicants who are recipients of federally
subsidized loans or other need-based loans, as determined by the
commission.
   (B) Notwithstanding the limitation of 5,500 warrants set forth in
subdivision (c), the commission shall issue warrants in a quantity
determined by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act for the
assumption of student loans for applicants who agree to teach in
schools with a high percentage of teachers holding emergency permits.
  Priority for the issuance of the warrants shall be given to
applicants who are recipients of federally subsidized loans or other
need-based loans, as determined by the commission.
   (3) Up to 100 of the 5,500 warrants issued pursuant to this
subdivision shall be issued for the assumption of student loans for
applicants who agree to teach in school districts serving rural
areas.
   (e) The commission may recommend an annual limit under subdivision
(d) that is higher than 5,500 and submit that recommendation to the
Legislative Analyst for review and comment.  It is the intent of the
Legislature that the amount appropriated for purposes of this section
in the Budget Act reflect consideration of the information provided
by the commission and the Legislative Analyst under this subdivision.

   (f) The issuance of warrants shall be subject to funding to be
provided in the Budget Act for each fiscal year.
  SEC. 8.  Section 1.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 69612 of the Education Code, proposed by both this bill and
SB 131.  It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted
and become effective on January 1, 2000, (2) each bill amends
Section 69612 of the Education Code, and (3) this bill is enacted
after SB 131, in which case Section 1 of this bill shall not become
operative.
  SEC. 9.  Section 2.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 69612.5 of the Education Code proposed by both this bill and
SB 131.  It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted
and become                                               effective
on January 1, 2000, (2) each bill amends Section 69612.5 of the
Education Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after SB 131, in which
case Section 2 of this bill shall not become operative.
  SEC. 10.  Section 3.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 69613 of the Education Code proposed by both this bill and SB
131.  It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted
and become effective on January 1, 2000, (2) each bill amends Section
69613 of the Education Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after SB
131, in which case Section 3 of this bill shall not become operative.

  SEC. 11.  Section 4.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 69613.1 of the Education Code, proposed by both this bill and
SB 131.  It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are
enacted and become effective on January 1, 2000, (2) each bill amends
Section 69613.1 of the Education Code, and (3) this bill is enacted
after SB 131, in which case Section 4 of this bill shall not become
operative.
  SEC. 12.  Section 6.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 69615.4 of the Education Code, proposed by both this bill and
SB 131.  It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are
enacted and become effective on January 1, 2000, (2) each bill amends
Section 69615.4 of the Education Code, and (3) this bill is enacted
after SB 131, in which case Section 6 of this bill shall not become
operative.
  SEC. 13.  Section 7.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 69615.6 of the Education Code, as amended by Chapter 72 of
the Statutes of 1999, proposed by both this bill and SB 131.  It
shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and become
effective on January 1, 2000, (2) each bill amends Section 69615.6 of
the Education Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after SB 131, in
which case Section 7 of this bill shall not become operative.
